Title
Management Issues for Women with Epilepsy--Focus on Pregnancy: Teratogenesis and Perinatal Outcomes
Authoring Organizations
Publication Month/Year
April 27, 2009
Last Updated Month/Year
May 10, 2023
Supplemental Implementation Tools
Document Type
Guideline
External Publication Status
Published
Country of Publication
US
Document Objectives
To reassess the evidence for management issues related to the care of women with epilepsy (WWE) during pregnancy.
Inclusion Criteria
Female, Adult
Health Care Settings
Ambulatory, Hospital, Outpatient, Operating and recovery room
Intended Users
Nurse, nurse practitioner, occupational therapist, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Management
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)
D004827 - Epilepsy, D018743 - Perinatal Care, D064793 - Teratogenesis
Keywords
antiepileptic drug, women with epilepsy, Teratogenesis, perinatal outcomes
Source Citation
Practice Parameter update: Management issues for women with epilepsy—Focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): Teratogenesis and perinatal outcomes. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society. C. L. Harden, K. J. Meador, P. B. Pennell, W. A. Hauser, G. S. Gronseth, J. A. French, S. Wiebe, D. Thurman, B. S. Koppel, P. W. Kaplan, J. N. Robinson, J. Hopp, T. Y. Ting, B. Gidal, C. A. Hovinga, A. N. Wilner, B. Vazquez, L. Holmes, A. Krumholz, R. Finnell, D. Hirtz, C. Le Guen. Neurology Jul 2009, 73 (2) 133-141; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181a6b312